The modern equivalent of "-ard" is "-ass"
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RT @GrumplessGrinch
31. The "-ard" suffix in Middle English is usually deprecatory and indicates an excess of some quality (e.g. drunkard, laggard, etc.). This is an important lens with which to view every wizard in fiction.
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